divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
Adam's apple; laryngeal prominence
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
expectation; anticipation; forecast
prevention is better than cure; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; look before you leap; forewarned is forearmed; a stitch in time saves nine; (lit.) a walking stick before stumbling
being excessively cautious; (lit.) knocking on a strong stone bridge before crossing it
mental disorder; mental disease
logical inconsistency; logical contradiction
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
insurance payout; insurance money
to bury; to embed; to implant
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
cooking; food preparation
very shy person; bashful person
to make merry; to be festive
solitude; loneliness; isolation
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to get angry; to lose one's temper
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
(since) the beginning of the universe; (since) the dawn of time